Infant Jesus Parish Morley
Under the care of the Discalced Carmelite Friars
Under the care of the Discalced Carmelite Friars
Dear brothers and sisters, Today’s First Reading (Is 11:1–10) is an expression of messianic hope. It centres on the coming of the Messiah, an ideal king who will personally inaugurate the messianic age, out of a deep awareness of God and God’s will. Read more…
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Today we end the yearly liturgical cycle with the feast of Christ the King. This was inaugurated in 1925 by Pope Pius XI as a reminder that though world powers may fail, the reign of Christ has been established with its lasting peace and justice. Read more…
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There are a couple of technical words that describe our readings this week. The first is ‘Eschatological’. Read more…
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Today’s First Reading (2 Macc 7:1-2, 9-14) and the Gospel (Lk 20:27-38) both affirm life after death. Our first reading is made up of two excerpts from Chapter 7 of Second Maccabees but the whole chapter is worth reading. Read more…
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